The Met Has Millions in Stolen Art. It’s Not Waiting to Be Asked to Return It.
The museum is taking the lead on re-evaluating its art and artifacts to determine where these works came from in the first ...
Greek Reporter2d
Does Art Have Limits? Greek Artist’s Portrayal of Christian Icons Sparks Controversy
Controversy followed after an artist's works were vandalized by a Greek MP, labeling them as blasphemous for distorting ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious ...
Greek Reporter1d
Ancient Greek Martial Art ‘Pankration’ and Its Influence on MMA
The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...
Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens’ National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
Greece’s National Gallery says a Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition, including one he had previously ...
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Greek Politician Destroys Art in National Gallery, Claiming ‘Blasphemy’
In a shocking act of vandalism, a religious politician attacked four artworks on display in Greece's national museum, forcing it to close.
ArtReview5d
Greek politician storms ‘blasphemous’ National Gallery show
On Monday, Papadopoulos and an accomplice entered the museum and removed the works from the wall, threw them to ground and ...
The Art Newspaper19d
Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning a bronze griffin’s head from the seventh century BC to Greece after it was found to have been stolen from a museum there in the 1930s. The cast-bronze ...
The Washington Post6d
Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker on Monday attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens, including one he had previously criticized as ...